Percy Junor Hospital Celebrates 72 Years With Customer Appreciation Day
Awarded the best hospital in the Public Sector Customer Service Awards Competition in 2015, the Percy Junor Hospital (PJH) in north east Manchester, which celebrated 72 years of service on Wednesday, June 28, commemorated the milestone with a Customer Appreciation Day. Senior Medical Officer of the facility, Dr. Carlos Wilson explained that the tradition of […]
Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival New York ; A Delicious Fun-Filled Experience
Every Summer, for the last seven years, thousands have eagerly flocked to Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, to enjoy a sizzling day of mouthwatering jerk foods, cooking contests, celebrities, cultural performances, reggae, soca and dancehall music at the Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival. This annual celebration of Caribbean culture will take place on Sunday, July 23 […]
I need to report that primary school teacher
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I live in the US and cannot come out. My daughter attends a primary school in Jamaica and she tells me a lot of things that’s going on in her class. The person who she is staying with sent me some photos where the teacher is beating my daughter till she […]
Jamaica’s Under-12 Karate Athletes Win 29 Medals at US Open in Florida
The Under-12 participants from Jamaica took home 29 medals from the International Sports Karate Association United States Open competition in Orlando, Florida. Siblings Lee-Michael and Khain Henry of Rising Sun Karate and David Richards of Ningen Karate won 10 gold medals, seven silver medals and 12 bronze medals in the sparring, weapons and forms disciplines. […]
Dudus Coke and Portia Simpson Miller Are Not Dead
Contrary to a number of fake news reports, Jamaican drug kingpin Christopher “Dudus” Coke, and former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller are still very much alive. Social media and other outlets have reported that Coke committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell at the Edgefield Federal Correctional Institution in South Carolina where he is […]
Fashion Magazine Does Feature On Skin Bleaching In Jamaica
The Marie Claire fashion magazine has published a feature article exploring why black women in a chiefly black culture continue to bleach their skin. In telling the story of Jody Cooper, 22, who said she never made a conscious choice to lighten her skin because everyone around her, including her mother, her aunt and her […]
New York Times Feature Jamaican-Born Tennis Coach
Paul Rose, who works as an instructor at the Midtown Tennis Club in New York, is the subject of a feature article in the New York Times newspaper describing how he spends his Sundays. Rose, 56, is a single father of three daughters, which he finds “challenging.” Rose was born in Jamaica and played professional […]
Photo Highlights from the Jamaican Diaspora Reception Atlanta
On Monday, June 19, 2017, the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) held a Jamaican Diaspora Reception for community leaders to celebrate Jamaica’s 55th Anniversary of Independence. Many of the Jamaican community leaders from Atlanta were present at the cocktail reception held at the Hyatt Atlanta Perimeter at Villa Christina. It was an evening of food, networking […]
RDX’s Shake Your Bam Bam Still on Top of Hapilos Digital Sales Chart
Dynamic Dancehall Duo, RDX, are elated that their first single released from their 10th anniversary album ‘Level Up’ has topped the Hapilos Digital chart just a few weeks after its official release. The single ‘Shake Your Bam Bam’ is inspired by global reggae hit Bam Bam, popularized by Sister Nancy and is considered slower than […]
Idris Elba Spotted in Jamaica Shooting New Film “Yardie”
Actor Idris Elba, 44, best known for his role as DCI John Luther on the television series “Luther” on the BBC, is making his debut as a director with his new film project, “Yardie.” The actor, showing some grey in his beard, was seen filming at an outdoor market in Kingston, Jamaica, on Sunday, June […]